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<br /> <br />ANNUAL REPORT <br /> <br />RECREATION TECHNICAL SUBCOMMITTEE <br />PACIFIC SOUTHWEST INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE <br />JULY, 1972 - JULY, 1973 <br /> <br />The Recreation Technical Subcommittee continued working on past <br />work program assignments during the fiscal year 1972-73. Completion of <br />a major assignment was accomplished by Mr. George Webber, Bureau of <br />Outdoor Recreation, in the publication of a paper entitled, "Discussion <br />of the Impact of Urbanization on Recreation and Fish and Wildlife <br />Resources". Several work program items are nearing completion and are <br />expected to be carried over to the com~ng fiscal year along with any <br />additional assignments that the committee may consider. Committee <br />members agree thst involvement in a work program, quarterly field trips <br />and business meetings serve a viable means for professional analysis of <br />land and water related recreation projects. <br /> <br />The 72-3 meeting of the PSIACRecreation Technical Subcommittee <br />was held September 5-7, 1972 in Salt Lake City, Utah. A field trip was <br />conducted by the Utah Department of Natural Resources on September 5. <br />Mr. J. Stanley Elmer, Utah's representative on the Recreation Technical <br />Subcommittee, arranged a seminar and slide presentation concerning the <br />Jordan River Parkway study. The study area included a 15 mile stretch <br />of the Jordan River in Metropolitan Salt Lake City. A canoe trip at the <br />study area concluded a water-based, outdoor recreation resource field <br />trip. The business meeting included a discussion of progress on the <br />work program and an announcement from Mr. Gerry Leach, Federal Power <br />Commission, that he would not be able to serve as Chairman of the <br />Recreation Technical Subcommittee for the 1973-74 term. <br /> <br />The 72-4 meeting of the PSIAC Recreation Technical Subcommittee <br />was held December 4-6, 1972 in San Diego, California. A field trip was <br />conducted by the California State Department of Parks and Recreation on <br />December 4. Mr. James Warren, California's representative on the Recreation <br />Technical Subcommittee, arranged a tour of Hearst San Simeon State Historical <br />Monument. As stated in the minutes of the 72-4 meeting, "... all of the <br />water for the castle, swimming pools, stock watering and irrigation origin- <br />ated at the top of the mountains. No one could say where the aquifer <br />originated, but springs are present near the crest. These are tapped and <br />piped to closed reservoirs." The business meeting included a discussion <br />on the draft of a paper presented by Mr. George Webber. The paper, <br />"Discussion of the Impact of Urbanization on Recreation and Fish and <br />Wildlife Resources", was presented to ;the subcommittee in completion of <br />a work program assignment. The paper was accepted and permission was <br />obtained from the PSIAC parent committee to publish the document under the <br />auspices of the Recreation Technical Subcommittee. <br /> <br />The 73-1 meeting was held March 6-8, 1973 in Albuquerque, New <br />Mexico. A field trip was conducted by the New Mexico State Planning <br />Department and Interstate Stream Commission on March 6. Mr. Bill Kreuch, <br /> <br />22 <br />